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  1. Hermit Philosopher

    Today's youth... What is the problem?

    I think they were referring to one’s idea of X being worse now than before. Humbly, Hermit
  2. Hermit Philosopher

    No one can serve two masters

    Theoretically, it should be. Yet, I cannot think of a single person who does so in practice. Humbly, Hermit
  3. Hermit Philosopher

    Desire to experience God.

    That does make sense, because what cannot be grasped through empathy, shall instead need to be learnt through experience. I too was unable to learn from others’ experiences and the wisdoms that they had already acquired through them. I had to follow my own will and fulfil my worldly desires in...
  4. Hermit Philosopher

    Permanent-peace.

    Hmm. Could it not be precisely the opposite…? Humbly, Hermit
  5. Hermit Philosopher

    Give Me Self Esteem

    Pride is a form of “self-esteem” [self-worth] but not all self-worth is based on sense of pride. Threatened, pride become a weakness. The prouder the person, the easiest they are to offend. What you are proud of, can be stripped away from you; then, if your self-esteem stands on pride alone...
  6. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    You may think so, but merely because you underestimate someone’s attachment to something (in this case a text). If you cannot think of anything of sufficient importance to you for you to be able to imagine your reaction to your perpetrators’ crushing of it, you are blessed in that you either are...
  7. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Both are highly aggressive acts, with the sole purpose to offend and provoke rage.
  8. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Sorry, I didn’t read your question quite like that. In my own view, they are not more important than other things of symbolic value. They are just as important as other things of symbolic value; and no less than so. Humbly, Hermit
  9. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Agreed, but that does not answer my question: What is it that I am “free to express” by doing that? What is being expressed?
  10. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Here’s my question to you: why would I take something (anything) of great value to you, go up to the front of your house and set that thing on fire? What is it that I am expressing -that I am “free to express”- by doing that? And how is doing it not an act of aggression towards you and your person?
  11. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Personally, I would not burn anything I thought of great value to you in your presence, no. But you asked what was violent about burning books and I said, it’s all about the context in which it’s done.
  12. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    It’s the context. Nazis burning the Torah, for example
  13. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Whatever was of great value to you -if I knew what that was- I would not in your presence kick at it, stamp on it and set fire to it, no. Humbly, Hermit
  14. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    Pope’s Reaction
  15. Hermit Philosopher

    What is your opinion?

    They talk about freedom of speech, but it is not easy for me to understand what it is that they believe themselves to be “saying” by kicking around, stamping on and setting fire to things of deep symbolic value to others in their community. Are they wanting to tell us that they are big babies...
  16. Hermit Philosopher

    Nihilism (?)

    There are different types of nihilism but by your OP, I take it you are referring to Nietzsche’s sort? I cannot myself think of a nihilist who is happy with their standpoint and have ironically yet to come across one who isn’t secretly still searching for meaning, but you only really have one...
  17. Hermit Philosopher

    Psychosis and Spirituality

    Welcome back @Spideymon77 Clinically speaking, spiritual experiences are all classed as psychosis. But that need not bring you down, because not all psychosis are crippling. The key to converting a psychosis from a hindrance in life to a constructive asset, lies in how you interpret what you...
  18. Hermit Philosopher

    From where are rights derived?

    Social interaction, experience, reflection, empathy, communication/ discussion and consensus. Then, that bundle is institutionally legitimised, passed down to the individual via socialisation and worked on again. But in essence, human rights stem from what each one of us wants for ourselves...
  19. Hermit Philosopher

    Defend your beliefs!

    I’d say that my beliefs come from observation, reflection, trial, error and success. I don’t think any beliefs are without the influence of being and no being is entirely without interaction with and influence of context. Humbly, Hermit
  20. Hermit Philosopher

    Ever notice how atheists are virtually always on the opposite side from God on many issues?

    Eh, no… That is; no more frequently than people who belong to a religion. Humbly, Hermit
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